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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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