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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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