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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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