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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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