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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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