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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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