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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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