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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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