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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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