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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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