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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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