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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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