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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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