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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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