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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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