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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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