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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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