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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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