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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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