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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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