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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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