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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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