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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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