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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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