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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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