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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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