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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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