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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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