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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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