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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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