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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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