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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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