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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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