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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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