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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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