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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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