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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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