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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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