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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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