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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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