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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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