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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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