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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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