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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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