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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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