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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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