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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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