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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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