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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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