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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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