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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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