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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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