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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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