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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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