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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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