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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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