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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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