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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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