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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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