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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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