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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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