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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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