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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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