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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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