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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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