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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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