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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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