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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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