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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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