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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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