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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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