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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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