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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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