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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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