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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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