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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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