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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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