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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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