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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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