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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the 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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