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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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