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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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