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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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