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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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