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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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