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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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