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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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