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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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