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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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