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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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