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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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