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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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