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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models 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 optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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