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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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