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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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