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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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