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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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