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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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