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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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