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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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