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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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