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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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