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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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