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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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