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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources