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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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