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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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