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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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