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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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