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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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