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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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