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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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