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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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