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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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