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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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