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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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