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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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