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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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