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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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