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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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