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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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