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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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