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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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