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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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