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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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