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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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