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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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