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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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