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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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