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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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