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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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