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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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