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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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