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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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