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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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