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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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