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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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