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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers 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 massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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