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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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