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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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