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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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