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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors 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 MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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