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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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