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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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