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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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