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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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