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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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