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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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