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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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