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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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