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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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