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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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