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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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