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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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