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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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