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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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