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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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