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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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