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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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