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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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