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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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