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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major 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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