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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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