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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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