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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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