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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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