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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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