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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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