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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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