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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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