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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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