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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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