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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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