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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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