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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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