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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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