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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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