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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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