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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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