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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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