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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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