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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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