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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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