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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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