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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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