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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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