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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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