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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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