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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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