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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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