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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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