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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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