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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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