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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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