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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key 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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