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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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