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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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