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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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