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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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