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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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