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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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