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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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