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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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