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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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