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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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