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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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