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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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