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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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