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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies 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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