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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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