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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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