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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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