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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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