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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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