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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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