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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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