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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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