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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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