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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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