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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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