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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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