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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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