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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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