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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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