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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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