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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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