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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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