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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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