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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business 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 optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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