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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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