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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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