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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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