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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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