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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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