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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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