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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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