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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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