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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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