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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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