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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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