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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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