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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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