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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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