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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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