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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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