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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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