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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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