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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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