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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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