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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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