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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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