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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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