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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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