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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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