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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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