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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different 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 institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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