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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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