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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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