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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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