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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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