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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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