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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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