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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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