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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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