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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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