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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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