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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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