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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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