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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify 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 MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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