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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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