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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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