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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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