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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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