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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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