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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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