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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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