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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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