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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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