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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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