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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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