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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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