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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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