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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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