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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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