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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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