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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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