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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the 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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