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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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