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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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