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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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