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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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