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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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