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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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