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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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