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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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