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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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