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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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