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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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