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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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