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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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