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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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