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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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