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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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