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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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