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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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