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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews 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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