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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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