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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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