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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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