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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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