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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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