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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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