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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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