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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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