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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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