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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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