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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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