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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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