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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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