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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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