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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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