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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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