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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators 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 classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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