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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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