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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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