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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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