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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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