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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations 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 problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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