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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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