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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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