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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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