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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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