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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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