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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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