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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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