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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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