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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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