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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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