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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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