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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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