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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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