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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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