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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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