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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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