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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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