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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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