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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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