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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources