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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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