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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major 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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