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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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