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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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