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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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