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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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