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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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