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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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