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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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