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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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