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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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