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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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