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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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