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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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