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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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