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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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