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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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