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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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