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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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