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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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