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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business 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 teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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