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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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