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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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