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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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