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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important 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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