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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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