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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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