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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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