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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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