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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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