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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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