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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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