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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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