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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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