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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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