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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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