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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly 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 reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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