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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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