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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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