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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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