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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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