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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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