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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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