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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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