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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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