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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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