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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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