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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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