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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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