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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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