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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models 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 educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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