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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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