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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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