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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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