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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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