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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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