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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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