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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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