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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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