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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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