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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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