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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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