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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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