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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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