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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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