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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education