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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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