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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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