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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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