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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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