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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key 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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