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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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