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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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