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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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