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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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