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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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