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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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