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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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