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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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