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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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