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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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