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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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