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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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