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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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