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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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