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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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