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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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