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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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