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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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