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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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