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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key 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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