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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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