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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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