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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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