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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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