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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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