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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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