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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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