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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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