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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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