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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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