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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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