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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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