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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models 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 in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates 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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