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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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