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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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