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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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