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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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