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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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