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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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