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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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