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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need 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 intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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