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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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