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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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