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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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