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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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