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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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