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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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