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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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