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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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