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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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