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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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