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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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