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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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