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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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