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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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