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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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