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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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