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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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