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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers 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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