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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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