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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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