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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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