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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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