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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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