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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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