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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business 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 participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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