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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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