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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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