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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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