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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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