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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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