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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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