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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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