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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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