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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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