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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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