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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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