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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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