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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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