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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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