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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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