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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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