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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies 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 teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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