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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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