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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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