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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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