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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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