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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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