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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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