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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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