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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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