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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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