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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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